Standard Life UK Small.Co's Tst PLC Transaction in Own Shares (2141N)

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RNS Number : 2141N

Standard Life UK Small.Co's Tst PLC

24 October 2016

STANDARD LIFE UK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

("the Company")

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

The Company announces that on 21 October 2016 it purchased 325,000 of its own 25p Ordinary shares at a price of 346.30 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.

Following the transaction, the Company's issued ordinary share capital is 67,403,564 Ordinary shares of 25p each (excluding treasury shares). The number of Ordinary shares of 25p held in treasury is 4,223,611.

The total number of voting rights in the Company is 67,403,564 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Mandy Kelly

for Maven Capital Partners UK LLP

Company Secretary

Enquiries: 0141 206 0124

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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